'Budget black hole': Chancellor to slash winter fuel payments and seek £3.2bn in departmental savings

Michael Holder
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Credit: Kirsty O'Connor / Treasury
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Credit: Kirsty O'Connor / Treasury

Rachel Reeves warns of 'difficult decisions', as she confirms government response to dire fiscal inheritance will seek to save billions from departmental budgets and winter fuel payments

Rachel Reeves is facing fresh calls not to scale back spending on key infrastructure projects that are key to the UK's decarbonisation efforts, after she this afternoon accused the previous government...

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